Comb.



PATENTED MAR. 21, 1905.

W. J. METCALE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT: 29, 1904.

m ltlj 9 19/5 idol-W NITED STATES Patented March 21, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

COMB.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 785,429, dated March21, 1905.

Application filed September 29, 1904- Serial No, 226,572.

To aZZ 7.072107% it may concern:

Be it known that I, WALTON J. METCALF, of Leominster, in the county ofWorcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Combs; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description of thesame.

This invention relates to toilet articles, and particularly to a classthereunder known as combs. 7

An object of this invent-ion is to provide a comb having novel means forengaging the hair to prevent .displacement of the comb, the saidretaining means being highly ornamental and having a surface for theattachment of metal ornaments.

Furthermore, an ohjectof the invention is to produce a comb providedwith novel means for permitting the attachment of hair-ribbons or likefabrics, the said comb carrying the ribbon in order that the said ribbonwill be applied with the placing of the comb in the-hair.

A further objectof the invention is to provide a comb and attachment ofthe character noted so joined together that one may have a certainyielding action with regard to the other, the securing means between thecomb and attachment being studs projecting from the faces of the sectionand so positioned as to be hidden from view when the device is appliedto the hair.

Finally, an object of this invention is to produce a comb and anattachment which will prove eflicient and satisfactory in use, simpleFigure 1 is a view in elevation, illustrating the rear edge of a combwith the invention applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of thesame. Fig. 3 is a plan view of a slightlymodified form of attachment.Fig. 4 is a similar view of a further modification. Fig. 5 is a planview of the stud for connecting the comb and the attachment.

In the drawings, A indicates the comb, which is preferably curvedlongitudinally to fit the contour of the head of the wearer, though theshape of the body of the comb or the teeth is immaterial and may be madeto suit the fancy of the manufacturer or user.

The attachment B consists of a plate of highly-finished ornamentalmaterial, with a heading or edge 5 of irregular contour, it beingobserved that the field or space inclosed by the beading may contain anysuitable metallic or other ornaments, or, if desired, the beading itselfmay be suitably ornamented. Studs or posts O are utilized as means forsecuring the attachment B to the comb, and it is desirable that theattachment shall have the same contour as the comb in order that it willlie parallel thereto. By reason of the use of the studs or posts thereis a space (Z between the comb and the attachment. Ribbon or otherornamental fabric may he laced through this space, so that the saidornamental fabric may be applied and removed with the comb.

In the modifications shown in Figs. 2 and 3 the attachments B Brespectively, are the same in construction as the attachment B, with theexception of the configuration of the edges of the attachments, theheadings b and 5 respectively, being slightly modified.

In all of the forms illustrated it is desirable that the attachmentsshall be slightly larger than the head of the comb in order that thesaid attachment may extend over the heads of the teeth and cover thehair where it comes in contact with the heads of the teeth in order togive a more finished appearance.

The construction, operation, and ad vantages will, it is thought, heunderstood from the foregoing description, it being noted that variouschanges may be resorted to in the proportions and details ofconstruction for successfully carrying the invention into practicewithout departing from the scope thereof,

Having fully described my invention, what comb and plate near each endthereof and se 1 claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters curedpermanently to the head and plate for I Patent, is holding the plate inits position.

In a device of the character described, a v r r w 5 comb, a platearranged a suitable distance WALTON MEJXALF' above and parallel with thehead of the comb, Witnesses: said plate being of greater area than thehead, MAUDE B. RUGG,

and studs interposed between the head of the O. A. TAFT.

